GOOB Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 G'Day Raiders, Spent the weekend on a houseboat with 8 mates. Its an annual trip that we have been taking for the last 15 or so years. We got on the boat at Brooklyn at around 5:00pm after someone nameless forgot half the supplies and had to drive half the way back to Sydney to get them. Lucky for us some of the girls were home rather than the nail salon Friday night saw a few good bream and some average flathead come aboard and magically land on the BBQ. I new there were better things to come, or should that be bigger things. Saturday started off fairly quiet, lots of Port Jacksons and the dreaded Catfish. Poor Pete will be a lot more wary after being spined in the shin. Not much you can do if you get spiked other than the old hot water. Not much fun watching a mate suffer for a couple or so hours. Anyhow, enough of the sad, lets get to the good. I started flicking around a 120mm Slick Rig while soaking some baits on another rod for Bream. I was about 20 minutes into it when the plastic got munched. The pic with me in the black jumper with the Guru shows what took it. A couple of snaps and and a measure, 89 cm, and in she went to breed some bigger ones. Sunday morning was wet and cold but I just had to have another crack. The pick with me in the T shirt shows Flattie number 2, 86cm, before she was released. I also hooked what I thought was a good fish on a live yakka only to be let down 15 minutes later with the biggest meanest Pike Eel I have ever seen. Both Flatties were caught around the entry to Americas Bay in about 12 metres. GOOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUFFO Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 NICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongie555 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 G'Day Raiders, Spent the weekend on a houseboat with 8 mates. Its an annual trip that we have been taking for the last 15 or so years. We got on the boat at Brooklyn at around 5:00pm after someone nameless forgot half the supplies and had to drive half the way back to Sydney to get them. Lucky for us some of the girls were home rather than the nail salon Friday night saw a few good bream and some average flathead come aboard and magically land on the BBQ. I new there were better things to come, or should that be bigger things. Saturday started off fairly quiet, lots of Port Jacksons and the dreaded Catfish. Poor Pete will be a lot more wary after being spined in the shin. Not much you can do if you get spiked other than the old hot water. Not much fun watching a mate suffer for a couple or so hours. Anyhow, enough of the sad, lets get to the good. I started flicking around a 120mm Slick Rig while soaking some baits on another rod for Bream. I was about 20 minutes into it when the plastic got munched. The pic with me in the black jumper with the Guru shows what took it. A couple of snaps and and a measure, 89 cm, and in she went to breed some bigger ones. Sunday morning was wet and cold but I just had to have another crack. The pick with me in the T shirt shows Flattie number 2, 86cm, before she was released. I also hooked what I thought was a good fish on a live yakka only to be let down 15 minutes later with the biggest meanest Pike Eel I have ever seen. Both Flatties were caught around the entry to Americas Bay in about 12 metres. GOOB She is a beauty. Great way to spend a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElwoodBlues Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Check out the size of that flatties head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Well done Goob, Now that's a lizard. Cheers Roffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 What a fish and a very nice pic there too. Definately put that in FOTM competittion. Any Jewies on the scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 well done real nice lizards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Beaut old girl GOOB Aren't they something else when they get that big! Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 well done,, thats what i call a holiday!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Mate that is awesome Doesnt that give you a rush of adrenalin when you see that monster come up. Only big jews and flatties does it for me. Very well done and doesnt it feel just as good to see her swim free. It is interesting how different the big crocs all look. When they get big they are very unique and individual. Cheers. PS with good karma from that trip next time you'll get a mother sized mulloway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirost Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Well done Goob. Eight mates on a houseboat fishing sounds like an ideal holiday - to catch two big lizards just makes it all the sweeter. mr mojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 2 fish over 85cm .... Brilliant! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 OMG Huge, penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gMaster Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Holy crap .. your flat head put mine into shame ..... well done mate ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamnlines Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Goob Well Done mate..... thats three great flatties for the brothers... in three months... just ten cm short of John's and I bet he let you know about it..... Well Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffy Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Jesus, you could nearly put a saddle on that bugger!! Tuffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOOB Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Goob Well Done mate..... thats three great flatties for the brothers... in three months... just ten cm short of John's and I bet he let you know about it..... Well Done. Trust me, he still hasn't let Red and me forget. I was just lucky he wasn't on board this year. I may have thrown him in as well. What a fish and a very nice pic there too. Definately put that in FOTM competittion. Any Jewies on the scene? Plankton, Only Jewie we saw was about 40cm and was returned to fatten up for next time. Raiders, Here's the other one. I forgot to attach the pic. GOOB Edited March 4, 2008 by GOOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 great fish mate onya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricks Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 wow what a fish and trip thats a cracker of a fish good work on releasing the big girl too like zenman said good karma congrats mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Well done good you are a certain legend to nail 2 beauties and let them live for another day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 well done mate, those are a couple of awesome beasts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshg_888 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Bloody awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Too good Goob, seems you and your brother Uncle Johnno have these monster flatties all sussed. Well done Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastspinna Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 hats off to you mate.. hows the head on that first one.....scary.. big lure big fish nice one... ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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